School engagement, acculturation, and mental health among migrant adolescents in Israel.

Shoshani, Anat; Nakash, Ora; Zubida, Hani; Harper, Robin A.

doi:10.1037/spq0000133

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“…Children’s school cognitive engagement was measured by the Hebrew version of a 22 item scale that measures the efforts that children devote to mastering learning tasks (e.g., “I am interested in the work I get to do in my classes”) ( Shoshani et al, 2016b , c ). Items are scored on a five-point scale, ranging from 1 (not at all) to 5 (yes, fits me well).…”

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From Character Strengths to Children’s Well-Being: Development and Validation of the Character Strengths Inventory for Elementary School Children

Shoshani

Shwartz

2018

Front. Psychol.

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Although research on character strengths has flourished in recent years, the paucity of suitable quantitative instruments for the assessment of children’s character strengths limits the study of character development in childhood. The Character Strengths Inventory for Children (CSI-C) is a new self-report character inventory for children that was designed for easy administration directly to elementary school-aged children. The CSI-C provides an evaluation of 24 character strengths defined in Peterson and Seligman’s Values in Action Classification of Strengths. Data from two samples of 2,061 Israeli children aged 7–12 support the constructs of the instrument. Principal component analysis and confirmatory factor analysis of the 96 CSI-C items revealed preliminary evidence for a hierarchical structure with 24 lower factors nested within four higher-order latent factors: interpersonal, transcendence, intellectual, and temperance strengths. Children’s interpersonal and temperance strengths were negatively associated with mental health difficulties, and their temperance and transcendence strengths were positively associated with subjective well-being. The intellectual and temperance strengths were correlated with children’s school functioning and grit. The potential uses of the CSI-C in research and practice are discussed.

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From Character Strengths to Children’s Well-Being: Development and Validation of the Character Strengths Inventory for Elementary School Children

Shoshani

Shwartz

2018

Front. Psychol.

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“…Migration and migration-related processes are widely regarded as having an impact on the mental health of children [ 21 ]. While the mental health of international immigrant children has drawn increased research attention [ 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 ], knowledge of the mental health status of rural-to-urban migrant children in China is limited. Previous research on rural-to-urban migrant children in China has mostly focused on educational issues such as education rights, dropout rates, and educational consequences [ 26 , 27 ].…”

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Prevalence of Mental Health Problems and Associated Risk Factors among Rural-to-Urban Migrant Children in Guangzhou, China

Wang

Liu

Zheng

et al. 2017

IJERPH

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Rural-to-urban migration, which has achieved a huge scale during China’s economic reform, is a potential risk factor for the mental health of migrant children. To test this hypothesis, this study assessed the mental health status of rural-to-urban migrant children. Guided by Andersen’s behavioral model, the study explored the risk factors associated with mental health. The study recruited 1182 fifth/sixth-grade children from four private and four public primary schools in Guangzhou in 2014 in a descriptive cross-sectional design. Mental health status was measured by the strengths and difficulties questionnaire. Predisposing characteristics including demographics (e.g., age, gender), social structure (e.g., education, occupation) and health beliefs (health attitude) were recorded. Enabling characteristics including family and community resources and the need for health services were analyzed to explore the risk factors. The results indicate that more rural-to-urban migrant children were classified in the abnormal (21.0%) or borderline (18.8%) categories based on the total difficulties scores, the proportions of which were much higher than those of local children (9.8% abnormal, 13.8% borderline). Factors associated with a greater likelihood of mental health problems included single-parent families, seeking health information actively, family income cannot meet basic needs and poor perceived health status. Compared with the local children, the rural-to-urban migrant children had relatively poor mental health, hence monitoring and supporting mental health for rural-urban migrant children is critical.

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“…Additionally, one interpretation of the young immigrants' experiences of finding balance in their lives in spite of life challenges is similar to resilience as described by Masten (2013). Besides, the specific stressful situation of being a refugee certain factors, such as social support, a sense of belonging and feelings of success and achievement can promote resilience and serve universal needs of children and adolescents, regardless of background and experience (Shoshani et al, 2014(Shoshani et al, , 2016.…”

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My heart has no hurt: the health of young immigrants

Bergstrom-Wuolo

Dahlström²,

Hertting

et al. 2018

IJMHSC

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore health from the perspective of young immigrants in Sweden. Design/methodology/approach A total of 25 newly arrived young immigrants attending Swedish language classes in northern Sweden participated by drawing and writing open letters. They continued the open-ended sentence “Now I’ll draw and describe a day when I was feeling good, that was […].” Findings The phenomenological analysis resulted in three themes: longing to be in control for a better life, searching for power in the good and the bad, and striving for a sense of belonging in the new society. The findings illuminate young immigrants’ perspectives of a health-promoting everyday life consisting of agency, reflection and a sense of community. The findings also highlight the young immigrants’ experiences when health-promoting aspects are lacking, characterized by disillusionment, anxiety and loneliness. The findings are discussed with health promotion, health literacy and young immigrants in mind. Practical implications According to young immigrants, meeting basic needs such as food, sleep and housing is health promoting but easily taken for granted. Being able to have a say in matters concerning everyday life, social inclusion and finding power in memories – positive and negative – can promote health in young immigrants. Originality/value The young immigrants were able to communicate via drawings and words to overcome language barriers.

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School engagement, acculturation, and mental health among migrant adolescents in Israel.

Cited by 25 publications

References 45 publications

From Character Strengths to Children’s Well-Being: Development and Validation of the Character Strengths Inventory for Elementary School Children

From Character Strengths to Children’s Well-Being: Development and Validation of the Character Strengths Inventory for Elementary School Children

Prevalence of Mental Health Problems and Associated Risk Factors among Rural-to-Urban Migrant Children in Guangzhou, China

My heart has no hurt: the health of young immigrants

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